Non-Diegetic- Outside the world of the text
Editing effects in films, television, music videos and adverts are all equally important, as they allow the film maker or director to manipulate time and space. This could be to show:
-A time period has changed in a flash back/flash forward
-To show a different location
-To show that time is moving quicker or slower than normal
This is a scene from the 1960 film 'The Time Machine' in which a man experiences time travel for the first time. The sequence is shown through shot that have been filmed over a period of time to show the progression of time. This process is agonisingly long, however the results are amazing.
An effect can be as simple as using a colour filter or changing the saturation of an image to increase or decrease the colour. Making an image black and white is commonly used for flash backs, however other ways are used, such as altering the speed of the footage. In the original Wizard of Oz, a filter known as 'sepia' is used when Dorothy is in Kanses, however the scene is technicolour when entering Oz to show she is in a completely different place.
Our example
After studying the concept of time manipulation, we were asked to use similar effects and techniques to create a short video. As a group, we decided to rely on precision acting, camera angles, and the benefit of editing to do this.
As our group is now down to three due to Jordan's absence, we kept to our roles except i became both actress and director for this one, with Dave and Will monitoring the camera, time and acting as extras to emphasise the concept. The inspiration i got to recommend this idea to the group was based on a famous music video 'Vermillion' by Slipknot, in which a young woman similarly acts in slow motion to manipulate the world around her. Our aim was to show how time drags for someone in a free lesson as there's little to do, which i think we did effectively. My favourite scene, and the one i think nails the requirements of the task, is the reading scene, in which the clock is seen speeding up. This was done simply by monitoring a page turn every 30 seconds over a space of 5 minutes, and then editing it in Premier Pro to speed it up.
The only flaw i would say this task has is the audio at the end, as it is unclear in parts what is being said. Overall, i think this task was successful, and i'm proud our group could work with one significant person down.
My inspiration video is below: 'Vermillion' By Slipknot. ((It's a bit weird, i warn you))